Keikyu 700 series (1956)

The Keikyu 700 series (京急700形), later reclassified Keikyu 600 series (京急600形), was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on limited-stop commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1956 until 1986.[1]

Keikyu 700 series
A 600 series set in 1985
In service1956–1986
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved1 car
Formation2, 4 or 6 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Keikyu
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Doors2 per side
Maximum speed105 km/h (65 mph) (service)
120 km/h (75 mph) (design)[1]
Power output75 kW x 4 per motor car
Acceleration2.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of facing four-person seating bays, with longitudinal bench seats near the doorways.[1]

History

The 700 series trains were first introduced in 1956, broadly based on the earlier 500 series trains.[1]

From April 1966, the trains were reclassified "600 series", and roughly half of the former driving cars were rebuilt as intermediate cars with the cabs removed.[1] At the same time, the headlamps were changed from the original incandescent light bulbs to sealed beam headlamps, and the original steel doors were replaced with new stainless steel doors.[1]

Withdrawals of the 600 series trains commenced in 1984 with the introduction of 2000 series trains, and the last members of the fleet were withdrawn in March 1986 following a Sayonara (farewell) run.[1]

Resale

A Kotoden 1070 series set in August 2010

Six former 600 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, where they became the 1070 series, modified with front-end gangways and longitudinal seating.[1]

The identities and histories of the six 600 series cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.[2]

Keikyu No.TypeWithdrawnResold to KotodenKotoden No.
605M1c31 May 198423 December 19841071
608M2c31 May 198423 December 19841072
609M1c31 March 19861 April 19871073
612M2c31 March 19861 April 19871074
613M1c31 March 19864 December 19861075
616M2c31 March 19864 December 19861076

Preservation

Car DeHa 601 is preserved in the No. 1 Recreation Park in Zushi, Kanagawa.[1]

References

  1. Saiki, Minoru (July 2014). 高性能車草分けの特急車 京浜急行電鉄600形 [Pioneering limited express trains: Keikyu 600 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 363. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 77–79.
  2. Sato, Ryosuke (2014). 京急電車の運転と車両探見: 向上した羽田空港アクセスと車両の現況 京急電車の運転と車両探見 [Examining Keikyu Train Operations and Rolling Stock]. Tokyo, Japan: JTB Can Books. p. 175. ISBN 978-4-533-09705-8.

Further reading

  • 京急初代700形上 京急初代700形(上) [Original Keikyu 700 series (Part I)] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 19 March 2015. ISBN 978-4777053780.
  • 京急初代700形下 京急初代700形(下) [Original Keikyu 700 series (Part II)] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 20 April 2015. ISBN 978-4777053803.
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